EIGE

European courts: presidents and members wmidm_jud_eucrt__wmid_eucrt

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Percentage of total (comparable)
Unit:
Head count
Description:

The Gender Statistics Database (GSD) of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) contains data on the numbers of women and men in key decision-making positions across a number of different life domains. Data may cover international, European, national, regional and local levels and currently include 38 European countries. The GSD aims to provide reliable statistics that can be used to monitor the current situation and trends over time.

The domains covered include politics, public administration, judiciary, business and finance, social partners and NGOs, environment, media, science and research, sports, and transport. The decision-making positions covered are specific to each area.

A decision-making position is a position from which it is possible to take or influence a decision:

  • within a domain: at organisational level. This restricts coverage to organisations having a major influence in the domain at the territorial level of interest, which is usually national but can also be international, European, regional or local;
  • within an organisation: at hierarchical level. This restricts coverage to positions within the hierarchy that have a major input to decision-making within the organisation.

WMID Methodological report

The judiciary domain includes statistics on women and men amongst judges and presidents of highest national and European courts. Data on European courts cover the presidents and members (judges) of the Civil Service Tribunal, European Court of Justice, the General Court, and the European Court of Human Rights.

Organisations covered:

  • Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) consists of two courts:
    • The Court of Justice: the highest court in the European Union in matters of EU laws. The Court of Justice ensures that EU legislation is interpreted and applied in the same way in each Member State. The Court has competence, among other things, to rule on applications for annulment or actions for failure to act brought by a Member State or an institution, actions against Member States for failure to fulfil obligations, references for a preliminary ruling and appeals against decisions of the General Court.
    • The General Court (formerly known as the European Court of First Instance):  attached to the Court of Justice, the General Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine at first instance all direct actions brought by individuals and the Member States, with the exception of those to be assigned to a 'judicial panel' and those reserved for the Court of Justice. Since September 2016, the General Court also has jurisdiction to rule on civil service actions following the termination of the Civil Service Tribunal (established in 2005).
  • Other European courts:
    • The European Court of Human Rights: an institution of the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states, and monitors compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights. The European Court of Human Rights hears cases of possible human rights violations brought by individuals, organisations and states against the countries bound by the Convention.

Positions covered:

  • President of the court
  • Members: judges (count of members includes the president)

Notes:

  • The Advocates General in the Court of Justice and the Registrar in the General Court are not included in the count for members.
Keywords:
court, courts, decision making, decision-making, judiciary, president, presidents, WMIDM, women and men in decision making, women and men in decision-making
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ECJ
100
80
20
100
77.8
22.2
100
77.8
22.2
100
77.8
22.2
100
80.8
19.2
100
81.5
18.5
100
82.1
17.9
100
82.1
17.9
100
82.1
17.9
100
82.1
17.9
100
82.1
17.9
100
85.2
14.8
100
85.2
14.8
100
81.5
18.5
100
81.5
18.5
100
85.2
14.8
100
88.9
11.1
100
82.9
17.1
100
84.8
15.2
100
87.9
12.1
100
87.9
12.1
100
87
13
100
95.8
4.2
CJEU
100
69.6
30.4
100
70.4
29.6
100
72.2
27.8
100
71.4
28.6
100
73.7
26.3
100
78.1
21.9
100
79.7
20.3
100
79.2
20.8
100
80.8
19.2
100
81
19
100
81
19
100
80.3
19.7
100
80
20
100
78.7
21.3
100
78.7
21.3
100
80.3
19.7
100
75.4
24.6
100
79.7
20.3
100
75.9
24.1
100
77.6
22.4
100
77.6
22.4
100
84.2
15.8
100
92.3
7.7
GC
100
64.8
35.2
100
66.7
33.3
100
69.2
30.8
100
68
32
100
70
30
100
76.1
23.9
100
78.3
21.7
100
77.3
22.7
100
76.3
23.7
100
78.6
21.4
100
78.6
21.4
100
77.8
22.2
100
76.9
23.1
100
77.8
22.2
100
77.8
22.2
100
77.8
22.2
100
59.3
40.7
100
74.1
25.9
100
64
36
100
64
36
100
64
36
100
80
20
100
86.7
13.3
CST
100
100
0
100
85.7
14.3
100
85.7
14.3
100
71.4
28.6
100
71.4
28.6
100
71.4
28.6
100
71.4
28.6
100
71.4
28.6
100
85.7
14.3
100
85.7
14.3
ECHR
100
63
37
100
63
37
100
68.1
31.9
100
66
34
100
66
34
100
68.1
31.9
100
63.8
36.2
100
66
34
100
66
34
100
68.2
31.8
100
61.7
38.3
100
61.7
38.3
100
63
37
100
58.7
41.3
100
63
37
100
63
37
100
63.8
36.2
100
68.9
31.1

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable